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Rabbi David Wolpe speaks to congregants at Sinai Temple Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Los Angeles. One member of Rabbi David Wolpe’s diverse congregation left because Wolpe would not preach sermons criticizing Donald Trump. Scores of others left over resentment with the synagogue’s rules for combating COVID-19. But Wolpe remains steadfast in his resolve to avoid politics when he preaches. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Clergy strive to reconcile politically divided congregations
By DAVID CRARY - AP National Writer
Wed,09/28/22-9:43AM , 180 Reads
One member of Rabbi David Wolpe’s diverse congregation left because Wolpe would not preach sermons criticizing Donald Trump. Scores of others left over resentment with the synagogue’s rules for combating COVID-19. But Wolpe remains steadfast in his resolve to avoid politics when he preaches at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.
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Students walk on the campus of Seattle Pacific University in Seattle on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. A group of students, faculty and staff at the Christian university have sued leaders of the board of trustees for refusing to scrap an employment policy barring people in same-sex relationships from full-time jobs at SPU. (AP Photo/Chris Grygiel)

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Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban
By DAVID CRARY - AP National Writer
Mon,09/12/22-11:59AM , 137 Reads
Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States. On Monday, there was a dramatic new turn at one of the most rancorous battlegrounds – Seattle Pacific University.
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This photo from March 2020 shows participants, from left, Zubin Gheesta, Parinaz Navder, trip leader Arzan Sam Wadia, Sheherazad Pavri, Zruvan Chothia, Kayras Irani (bright blue shirt in the front), Mahfrin Santoke, in a group trip to Mumbai, India organized by Zoroastrian Return to Roots. The aim of the trip to help young Zoroastrians from other parts of the world learn more about the culture and history of their ancient faith. (Zoroastrian Return to Roots via AP)

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Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith
By DAVID CRARY - AP National Writer
Fri,07/01/22-8:04AM , 199 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Among the world’s present-day religions, Zoroastrianism, founded more than 3,000 years ago, is one of the most ancient and historically influential. Yet even though its adherents maintain vibrant communities on four continents, they acknowledge their numbers are dauntingly small — perhaps 125,000 worldwide.
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Migrants watching Pope Francis' Mass in Juarez, Mexico, from a levee along the banks of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, take part in Communion, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. According to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted in mid-May 2022, only 31% of lay Catholics agree that politicians supporting abortion rights should be denied Communion, while 66% say they be allowed access to the sacrament. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and bishops
By DAVID CRARY - AP National Writer
Fri,06/03/22-10:03AM , 202 Reads
The hardline stances of many conservative Catholic bishops in the U.S. are not shared by a majority of lay Catholics.
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